Jeff Birrer, The Difficult Airway course director and paramedic in Portland,
Oregon, has been leading the course for the past four years.

The advanced international course, which was designed to help individuals
learn the important airway algorithms and mnemonics, is also being conducted
in England and Australia. Individuals in the course used all of the proven
airway devices in small group sessions, while practicing decision making
and airway techniques in Code Airway Stations.

The didactic and hands-on training covered RSI (Rapid Sequence Intubation),
prediction of the difficult airway, difficult airway evaluation using
video laryngoscopes designed for EMS, and surgical airway techniques.
The group used robotic mannequins to mimic airway problems.